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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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